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We head to Toyota's North American headquarters in Torrance, Calif. to test the full Prius lineup. Everyone knows the original Prius, but we drive the family-sized Prius V, pint-sized Prius C, and mid-sized Plug-In Prius. Are these new additions to the family worthy of the Prius name?

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Mercedes-Benz Shows New DriveStyle App At Google I/O

Posted May 17th 2013 at 5:00PM by Kyle Thibaut

Mercedes-Benz is taking steps to position itself amongst the automotive technology leaders with help from Google. This week at Google's massive I/O tech convention in San Francisco, Mercedes showed off its new DriveStyle App. Many of the features we're already familiar with, as they come ...

Mitsubishi Sending Pair Of MiEV Evolution II Electric Race Cars To Pikes Peak

Posted May 17th 2013 at 4:00PM by Adam Morath

For the uninitiated, Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is an uphill race in Colorado Springs, Colo., featuring over 12 miles of winding roads that ascend toward the 14,110 foot summit of Pikes Peak. The high-elevation course is a great proving ground for performance technology under extreme ...

BYD Unveils Hong Kong's First EV Taxi Fleet

Posted May 17th 2013 at 3:00PM by Christopher McGraw

Though our world is rapidly becoming more environmentally aware, smog covering many of the largest cities in the world reminds us that pollution is still a problem. Chinese automaker BYD has plans to change that, introducing the first completely electric taxi fleet in Hong Kong this week. ...

Check Out Renault's Shiny New Formula E Zero-Emission Race Car

Posted May 15th 2013 at 4:00PM by Adam Morath

French automaker Renault announced on Wednesday a technical partnership with Spark Racing Technology to provide a zero-emission, all-electric race car for the forthcoming FIA Formula E Championship. The #42 Spark-Renault SRT_01E will make its debut during the inaugural season of Formula E ...

WaveSkate Brings Surfing to the Street And Vice Versa [VIDEO]

Posted May 15th 2013 at 2:15PM by Christopher McGraw

With the weather warming up, it's finally time to hit the waves. Why not have a little fun as you head to the beach? WaveSkate has created "the first and only" hybrid surfboard/skateboard, according to lead-man Yancey Meyer. The San Diego-based startup is currently seeking backers on the popular ...

Costco U.K. Selling $115,000 Full-Size F1 Simulator

Posted May 14th 2013 at 3:15PM by Christopher McGraw

Most people head to their local warehouse club store for bulk home essentials like toilet paper, dish soap, or 128-packs of Red Bull, but Costco U.K. has stepped up their offerings with a full-size Formula 1 race simulator for £74,999.91, roughly $115,000, as reported by Gizmodo. ...

Consumer Reports Calls Tesla Model S The Best Car They Have Ever Tested, Won't Recommend [VIDEO]

Posted May 9th 2013 at 10:55AM by Adam Morath

Fresh off of two major Car of the Year awards and posting its first ever quarterly profit, things are going quite well for Tesla and its all-electric Model S sedan. But, in what may be some of the highest praise the car has received to date, Consumer Reports calls the Model S the best car it has ...

Tesla Discussing Autonomous Autopilot Feature With Google [VIDEO]

Posted May 8th 2013 at 12:15PM by Adam Morath

Tesla is considering adding an 'autopilot' feature to future vehicles and is apparently discussing the potential for such technologies with Google, according to a report by Bloomberg. Tesla CEO Elon Musk told Bloomberg in an email, "I think Tesla will most likely develop its own autopilot system ...

Audi Pits Old Spock Against New Spock In Ad Featuring S7, Autonomous TT [VIDEO]

Posted May 7th 2013 at 5:00PM by Christopher McGraw

Here at TRANSLOGIC we don't normally post about ads, but the new Star Trek inspired campaign from Audi has everyone around here talking...and laughing. Titled "The Challenge", it features Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy (new and old Spock, respectively) battling to see who can get to the golf ...